Almost three in ten people who have met others online in the past 12 months say they were asked to give or lend money to someone they had not met in person, according to a survey.
Fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes are on the rise. There are several reasons for this upward trend, but one of them is clearly the cost of living crisis. The soaring price of energy, other commodities, manufactured goods, and services in the United Kingdom.
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